Monthly Archives: October 2008

Three hundred thirty three (333) is the number of islands that comprise the Republic of Fiji Islands. Located in the South Pacific, the Fiji Islands lies abundant with beaches, coral reefs and gardens, and also rainforests. Most of the citizens … Continue reading →

Australia, the island continent is so diverse geographically that it is home to over 130 species of marsupials, including the kangaroos, koalas and the wombats. Located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Australia’s landscape includes the highest mountains that are … Continue reading →

On the morning of April 26, 1986, reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 80 miles north of Kiev exploded, in the process sending radioactive particles 3 miles up into the atmosphere and out over portions of Europe, … Continue reading →

On the morning of April 26, 1986, reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 80 miles north of Kiev exploded, in the process sending radioactive particles 3 miles up into the atmosphere and out over portions of Europe, … Continue reading →

1918 was the year the Astro-Hungarian Empire came to an end and the Czechs and Slovaks united to form Czechoslovakia. For the next 75years the country survived two world wars, invasion from Europe’s powers, until the union was dissolved in … Continue reading →

Belarus or literally “White Russia” is in Eastern Europe characterized by lowlands, low hills and uplands. Forests drape one third of the land area and the Pinsk Marshes cover much of the south. Foreign powers Kiev, Lithuania and Poland dominated … Continue reading →

The Zurich and London Agreement paved the way for the proclamation of Cyprus as an independent state, of which a Constitution was drafted and out of it the Cyprus National Flag was born. The official national flag had the map … Continue reading →

The Zurich and London Agreement paved the way for the proclamation of Cyprus as an independent state, of which a Constitution was drafted and out of it the Cyprus National Flag was born. The official national flag had the map … Continue reading →

When scent of perfume permeates the air, think of Bulgaria, for its exports of rose oil supplies major perfume manufacturing firms around the globe. This is only possible because of the famous Valley of the Roses found in Bulgaria’s central … Continue reading →

To our Christian brothers, Turkey is popular because of Mount Ararat the highest peak at 16,854 feet and is believed to be the resting place of the biblical Noah’s Ark. Although this is debatable and is almost a myth, archaeological … Continue reading →